Welcome to Ponies and Pups!

This document outlines the Terms and Conditions ("Terms") that govern your use of the Ponies and Pups website and services (collectively, the "Service").

We've tried to keep these Terms as straightforward as possible, but they are important because they establish a legal agreement between you and Ponies and Pups regarding your use of our Service. They detail what you can expect from us and what we expect from you.

Key Takeaway:

• By accessing or using our Service, you are confirming that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

• If you don't agree with these Terms, please do not use our Service.

We genuinely appreciate you using Ponies and Pups! If you have any questions about these Terms, please feel free to contact us at info@poniesandpups.co.uk.

I . General Terms & Agreement

1. Acceptance of Terms

1.1. Agreement to Terms: By accessing or using the services provided by www.poniesandpups.co.uk (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (the "Terms"), and any subsequent amendments thereto. These Terms affect your legal rights and obligations. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these Terms, do not access or use the Service.

1.2. Eligibility: You represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years old and are legally capable of entering into this agreement. If you are accessing or using the Service on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Changes to Terms

2.1. Right to Modify: Ponies and Pups reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material (i.e., a significant change), we will try to provide at least thirty (30) days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

2.2. Notification: We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on this page. You are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically for changes.

2.3. Acceptance of Changes: Your continued access or use of the Service after any revisions become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.

3. Privacy Policy

3.1. Incorporated Documents: Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms. By agreeing to these Terms, you also acknowledge and consent to the collection and use of your information as set forth in the Privacy Policy.

II. User Access and Conduct

4. User Accounts and Registration

4.1. Account Creation and Eligibility

4.1.1. Registration Requirements: To access certain features of the Service, you may be required to register for an account ("Account"). You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate information during the registration process and to maintain and promptly update this information as required to keep it current, complete, and accurate.

4.1.2. Minimum Age: You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction to register for an Account and use the Service. By creating an Account, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement.

4.1.3. Corporate Authority: If you register for an Account on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to legally bind that entity to these Terms.

4.2. Account Security and Responsibility

4.2.1. Confidentiality: You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account credentials (username and password) and for restricting access to your computer or device. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your Account, whether or not authorized by you.

4.2.2. Unauthorized Use: You must immediately notify Ponies and Pups of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations.

4.2.3. Prohibition on Sharing: You may not share your Account credentials, or otherwise make your Account available, to any other person or entity. Your Account is personal to you.

5. User Conduct and Prohibited Activities

To keep the Service safe and enjoyable for everyone, you agree that you will not engage in any of the following activities:

• Violating Laws: Using the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any international, federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or rules.

• Harmful Content: Posting, transmitting, or otherwise making available any content that is hateful, threatening, defamatory, harassing, abusive, vulgar, obscene, fraudulent, or invasive of another person's privacy.

• Impersonation: Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.

• Infringement: Posting or distributing any content that infringes upon the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights of others, including copyright, trademark, and patent rights.

• Malicious Software: Transmitting any viruses, worms, malware, time bombs, Trojan horses, or any other destructive or disruptive programming or code.

• Harvesting/Scraping: Using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service for any purpose without our express written permission.

• System Integrity: Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service.

• Commercial Activity: Using the Service for unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or pyramid schemes, unless specifically allowed by a separate written agreement with us.

6. Termination and Suspension

6.1. Termination by Us (Your Right): We may terminate or suspend your Account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation a breach of the Terms (especially Section 5, User Conduct).

6.2. Termination by User (Your User's Right): You may cancel or delete your Account at any time by following the instructions on the Service or by contacting us at support@poniesandpups.co.uk.

6.3. Effect of Termination: Upon termination for any reason, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. All provisions of the Terms which, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

III. Intellectual Property Rights

7. Ownership of Content

7.1. Our Intellectual Property: The Service and its original content, features, and functionality (including all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are and will remain the exclusive property of Ponies and Pups and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

7.2. Restrictions: You are not granted any right or license to use any of our trademarks, service marks, graphics, or logos in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Ponies and Pups.

8. User Content

8.1. User Responsibility and Ownership: You retain all of your ownership rights in any content you submit, post, or display on or through the Service ("User Content"). You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it.

8.2. License Granted to Us: By posting User Content, you grant Ponies and Pups a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Service.

8.3. Warranty on User Content: You represent and warrant that:

• The User Content is yours (you own it) or you have the right to grant the license set forth in Section 8.2.

• The posting of your User Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other rights of any person or entity.

IV. Disclaimer and Liability

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

9.1. No Guarantees (Disclaimer): The Service and all products are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the products will be uninterrupted, error-free, or meet your specific requirements.

10. Limitation of Liability

10.1 Exclusion of Specific Damages: In no event shall Ponies and Pups, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service/Products;

• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service;

• Any unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content

10.2. Liability Cap (The Maximum Limit): In no case shall the maximum total liability of Ponies and Pups for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms, the Products, or the Service, exceed the greater of the amount paid by you to Ponies and Pups for the Product(s) giving rise to the claim in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the liability.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ponies and Pups and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), which result from or arise out of:

• Your use of the Products or Service, including any damage, injury, or loss of life or property that occurs during the use of our products.

• Your breach of these Terms.

• Your violation of any laws or rights of a third party.

V. Miscellaneous and Final Clauses

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

• This means that if there is a legal disagreement, the courts will interpret these Terms based on the laws of England.

13. Dispute Resolution

13.1. Informal Resolution: In the event of any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof (collectively, "Disputes"), the parties agree to first attempt to resolve the Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any formal proceeding.

13.2. Binding Arbitration: If the parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations, the parties agree that the Dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by Consumer Arbitration scheme for consumer-trader disputes in accordance with its applicable rules.

• The arbitration shall be held in England.

• The language of the arbitration shall be English.

• The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties.

13.3. Exceptions to Arbitration: Notwithstanding the parties' agreement to resolve all Disputes through arbitration, nothing in these Terms prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights.

13.4. Class Action Waiver: You and Ponies and Pups agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Unless both you and Ponies and Pups agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

V. Miscellaneous and Final Clauses

14. Severability & Waiver

14.1. Severability: If any provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable for any reason, the parties agree that such provision shall be deemed severed from the remainder of the Terms. The validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and those remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The parties agree to negotiate in good faith to replace any unlawful, void, or unenforceable provision with an enforceable provision that reflects, as closely as possible, the original intent of the parties.

14.2. Waiver: No waiver by Ponies and Pups of any term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Ponies and Pups to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. A waiver is only effective if it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Ponies and Pups.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

support@poniesandpups.co.uk